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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is it when Carter stops living in the house in Beverly Hills?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. How does everything look to Maria as she leaves the house where she had her abortion?
(a) Eerie.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Lonely.

3. According to Maria, what did Carter do after she married him?
(a) Put her in his pictures.
(b) Write a book about her.
(c) Take her to Paris.
(d) Bring her to the hospital.

4. What object does Maria later try to remember if the doctor took with him when he left the bedroom?
(a) A depressor.
(b) A pail.
(c) A scalpel.
(d) A speculum.

5. What does the receptionist at Freddy Chaikin's office tell Maria when she arrives without calling?
(a) He's with another client.
(b) He's in the projection room.
(c) He's on the phone.
(d) He's left for lunch.

6. According to Maria, "_______always spoke on the telephone as if a spurious urgency could mask her radical lack of interest in talking to anyone."
(a) Helene.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Felicia.

7. How many dollars does Maria withdraw in cash from the bank to pay for the abortion?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Seven hundred-fifty.
(d) One thousand.

8. After Carter stops living in the house in Beverly Hills, where does Maria begin to sleep?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In the car.
(c) On the deck.
(d) By the pool.

9. Who gives BZ and Helene money to stay married?
(a) Carter.
(b) Helene's aunt.
(c) Freddy Chaikin.
(d) BZ's mother.

10. What is the name of the first picture Carter made with Maria that never got distributed?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Maria.
(c) New York.
(d) The girl.

11. According to Maria, why did Carter stop seeing Sidney and Ruth Loomis?
(a) Because a show Sidney was writing was canceled midseason.
(b) Because a part Ruth had was given to another actress.
(c) Because Ruth didn't star in a movie of his.
(d) Because Sidney didn't write a movie for him.

12. Maria claimed she was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be _____ than what went out on the last.
(a) None of the above.
(b) Worse.
(c) The same.
(d) Better.

13. When Maria comes home from Freddy Chaikin's office what does she do instead of calling Les Goodwin?
(a) She calls Carter.
(b) She watches the news.
(c) She lies on Kate's bed.
(d) She lies by the pool.

14. How does Maria respond to Carter's statement about always dining out?
(a) She says that he doesn't always dine out.
(b) She says that he always dines out.
(c) She says that he always invites her.
(d) She says that he never invites her.

15. According to Helene, who killed BZ?
(a) Maria.
(b) Carter.
(c) Helene.
(d) BZ.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the house where Maria has her abortion, what is the doctor's table NOT fitted with?

2. According to BZ, what does Larry Kulik have to do to be able to sleep with the young girl at Anita Garson's?

3. According to Maria, what do some people in the hospital where she is committed call her?

4. According to Carter, what two places does he like to eat alone and read the trades?

5. Why does Maria tell BZ that Larry Kulik is going to die in a barber chair?

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